The Washington critic., 1887-02-12

labor. For many years he has been a
large employer, and knows what Is to
the true Interest Of employer aud en-.
ployc. lie can be depended upon In
all questions affecting the rights of the
working classes, to give them nothing
but the wisest and best advice.
THE action Of the Senate in passing
the bill reducing the price of gas In the
District TO one dollar is provoking
harsh comment among the stockholders
of the Washington and Georgetown
Gaslicht Company, rs having a ten
dcncy to seriously dcpreciatc the value
of their shares, now hundred per
cent. above par But this Is not the
question which the Senate Is dealing
with. The franchises Of the company
were not granted for the sole and orig
inal purpose of beneiiting the subscrib.
ers to its stock and enabling them to
build up n rich monopoly, but with
view TO supplying the people OF wash
ing,on with good and cheap light This
has not been done. The gas Is not
good; neither has it been cheap. The
people have been dcfrauded, In whose
inlcrcs, then should Congress legislate?
To protect the company in Its existing
rates and methods for its still further
enrichment, or to protect the citizen
whom the company taxes heavily
for what he doesn't get? rna
Carrie is Of The opinion that
the grand Hrmy of consumers,
who foot the monthly bills, haze
rights in this matter that Congress Is
bound 10 respect and that the small
army Of stockholders who prckrt the
dividend. nre Of hui ,ro 'uduy CON
siacraliou. II the company Is MT
satisfied with sr,ru per neui proil nf
liked by the bll then II is time the
Government tool, the works.
The New York Uur1 says nj the
veto Of the Dcpcndsn, Pension bill;
The President hO. performed his du,y
and met the expectations Of the Goun-
try" The 1'i0cs thinks it plain that
"hc has been Influenced by u sense Of
duty" and that The message IS "clpar,
logical and rorcib'e document The
sun says: Good for Mr.. Cleveland -
The HJulJ says: "Theyc;o will crafty
every honest soldier aud every tax.
payer The Tujp0e, in somewhat
different strain, remarks that "thc
President Is always unfortunate when
he gives his reasons for refusing TO sign
pension bills, and his veto message in
reference to the Dependent Pension
bill is no exception to this rule
II PRESIDENT CLEVELAND desires
the name of thoroughly competent
man in all that the term implies, as nj
Interstate Commerce Commissioner o.
Republican politics, THE Critic sug
gests Hon. George c. Gorham. NJ
man in America is his superior in any
and all the qualifications necessary foi
such n position. In respect TO ability
and integrity he stands pre- eminen
among his fellow citizens.
THE Boston 7rdrellcl suggests tht
importance of keeping a registry o
railway passengers as means of identi
fcation in case of accident. 1t woult
be hard thing TO do in the rush an'
confusion usually attending the dc
parturo of trains, but the system mn
not bc entirely impracticable, and it
advantages are apparent.
II CoNoREss is really convinced tina
the Dependent Pension bill is a goo
measure, 1t can demonstrate tn
courage of It's convictions by passin
II over the Presidents veto. Til
bravest thing It can do now, however
is TO own up that it supported the bi
against its convictions.
THE cost Of iron railway cars Is sal
to lie about one.third more than tn
cost of wooden cars, but the few eN
pcriments that have been made in thi
line show them to be far more durable
They possess another decided advant
age over wooden cars in not being con
bustiblc.